LegalTrek

The Mission

LegalTrek is a college summer program designed to provide a hands-on, comprehensive overview of the legal profession. LegalTrek’s mission is to diversify the legal profession by encouraging and supporting college students from historically underrepresented groups to attend law school. The Director of Chicago LegalTrek is Professor Shelia Maloney, Assistant Director for the Program on Negotiation and Mediation at Northwestern University School of Law.

The Curriculum

Chicago LegalTrek is a 10 week program that takes place from June through August. Students attend weekly sessions at Northwestern School of Law, where they participate in a variety of legal exercises, as well as visit local courts. The course content helps students understand the role of the law and lawyers in our society, the different kinds of lawyers out there and what they do, and successful strategies for applying to law school. Students are expected to participate in weekly exercises and discussion, complete assigned readings and turn in response papers and journals. Students are also paired with attorney mentors and are given access to LSAT and law school preparatory materials.

Eligibility

LegalTrek is open to rising college sophmores, juniors, and seniors. We are seeking diverse applicants from racial/ethnic minority groups, as well as socio-economically disadvantaged students, LGBT students and disabled students.

Law Student Participation

There are several ways for Northwestern Law students to get involved in Chicago LegalTrek. Students interested in participating in Chicago LegalTrek should contact Shelia Maloney.